Dusky Flying Fox vs Flat-skulled Shrew

Pteropus brunneus compared with Sorex roboratus

Key Differences

• Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct while Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Flying Fox	Flat-skulled Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Soricidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Sorex
Species	Pteropus brunneus	Sorex roboratus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Flying Fox and Flat-skulled Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Flying Fox	Flat-skulled Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.